Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-10-19
LIVE ISSUES.
Ringing Speeches Delivered at vari,
% Places In Iowa By Abls and
Far-Seeing Men.
Bsnatsr Allison as Dubuque, Gov. Lar
fabeo ct 0dsbolt, and Ex-Gon Gear
1t kediapoliA
fsInts Nade Well Worthy or Perusal
BY Both Democrats and Re.
pnb!icans.
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From tho Chicago Intcr ocean,
The Iowa Republicans can always h.
depended upon to say someth 'ng that ha
the true ring OF Republication about il
In Iowa the questions Of free ballot, uni
versal education, national authority, en-,
protection to home industry are neve
counted as dead issues" On Tuesday
Oct. 4, oil Iowa was vocal to pure and I'm.
dehled Republican sentiment. Its tried
and true senior Senator. Allison. to whom
the vote Of the State 10 due and will g'adl,
be given as q candidate for the Presidency
tho efficient present and future Governor
Larrabee, eH. Governor Gear, Lieutenan
Governor Hall. United States Senator
Wilson, and n host Of othei q less know
but equally fervent, and, il may be, equally
able, champions Of ar American policy
opened the State campaign in due form
and with sigor that gives assurance Of
victory.
Senator Allison.
Senator William b. Allison formally
ope ed the campaign In Northeastern Iowa,
with q speech before a great audience nj
West Union. He devoted his speech
chiefly TO National affairs, discussing the
subject OF interstate commerce.. the Treas
ury surplus, the public land policy, civil.
service reform, and other leading is ues.
On the question Of the Treasury surplu !,
he said, among other things: lit must be
borne in mind that tax laws can only origin.
ate in the House of Representatives, and
that the Senate has no power under the
Constitution until the House acts, so that
the whole responsibility for this failure to
reduce taxes rests upon the late Hou Q OF
Representatives, or did SO rest until the 18th
Of March. 1887. From that time until now
the President 81 ares this responsibility,
because it was his duty, the last Hou Q
having failed, to Immediately assemble
Congress in extra session for the purpose
OF reducing taxes, TO relieve the people
from the excessive burdens of taxation.
non.action. nine months Of the present
Congress has passed away without oppor-
tunity being given for the consideration Of
this question
Mr.. Allison, in conclusion, aud in sum :
ming up, said: You naturally, after this
review, nsk what has the Democratic party
accomplished in power? 1t elected a Pres
ident who, before election and after elec-
tion, and before Inauguration, and repeat
edly since. in m ssages and public utter
ances, professed the greatest solicitude for
Q pure and non partisan civil service. But
in his conduct he has wholly failed 10 pro-
vide such service, and has prostituted the
service wholly to party purposes and uses;
first stealthily. but recently without dis
guise, - witness its prostitution in Mary
land, Pennsylvania, and New York. con-
trolling ACCUSES and conventions. notably
In New York, whore the Chairman of the
Examining Board Of New York City active.
~ sought to control delegations to the State
convention, and now the establishment OF
political associations Of clerks and employees
In the departments to control aucuses and
elections, in violation Of the letter aud
spirit Of the civil service law, without pro-
test from the heads OF departments, or the
Executive, 90 far AZ is known.
In its foreign policy, it has been irreso.
lutte and weak. In its financial policy il
has urged the destruction of greenbacks
and the repeal Of the silver coinage acts,
SO that by force Of these two measures
there would be q destruction of our paper
circulation, and the establishment of the
single standard Of gold. Promising to re-
ducs the surplus. it has increased that
surplus TO the extent Of S74, 600, 000, with
drawing large sums from production, labor,
and business.
Promising to reduce taxes it has abso.
luteIy and completely failed to do SO,
whereby from month to month large sums,
unnecessary for the operations Of the Gov
eminent are drawn from the people into
the Treasury, thus continuing TO depress
the labor industries and business OF the
country.
We have seen the Democratic party dem
onstrate it's s~ectionalism in its power, / N
its policies, and in its leaders, holding that
control in n section united now by a
sentiment as it was formerly by a simple
interest. This sectional control dominates
at home and abroad, in the departments,
and in the country, and in the House of
Representatives, as / have shown.
Governor Larrabec.
Governor Larrabee opened his campaign
at Odebolt, giving Q clear and forcible ex-
position OF the principles of his party.
Following Is q synopsis Of his remarks on
some OF the prominent questions at issue:
The Governor began by comparing the
Government to q private corporation. in
the affairs Of which all stockholders have
an interest. The essential thing is to Sc
lect judicious and honest officials to man
age its affairs and then agree upon its pol
icy that will best promote the interests of
all. Men may differ in this, but they
should honestly endeavor to determine the
best policy to be pursued. Referring to
national politics, the Governor said that
the Republican party, in favoring protec-
ton to American industries. Is endeavor-
ing to carry out the policy Of the fathers
Of the Republic. The desire to foster
home industries led to the throwing of Of
was established, the second bill passed
h0 Gnnnrouu uaa nno fnr tia ~aso
ing of revenue, and the announcement
Of homo industries. The South, being
devoted to cotton raised by slave labor, did
not feel an nserest in the building MP Of
manufactures at the North, and c1amored
for free trade. Yielding to that clamor,
Congress In 1916 reduced the duty ON i'm
ports. The depression following was SO
marked that, after q sad experience cover
Ing . period Of eight years, the protection
iMs succeeded in restoring the tariff.
Speaking Of this experience, Henry Clay
said he never saw worse times than during
the seven years preceding the restoration
nor better times than followed the restom-
ton Of the protective duties. The Calhoun
notification movement in the South led to
the re- enactment Of the low tariff, and hard
times followed till 1S42. when protection
was again adopted. The free-trade acts
Of l846 produced . similar result Of dis
aster, though the evil effects were some-
what mitigated by the discovery Of gold in
California and the loss of crops for three
successive years in Europe and o period Of
foreign wars. But In 1857 the legitimate
result Of free-trade legislation was ex-
hibited, and that expression lasted until the
Republican party succeeded to power and
ct once established the policy Of protection
to American industr On. During the twenty
four years Of Republican rule. despite the
waste and expense OF the wal. this policy
Of protection has given the country an era
of uneauAled prosperity. The highest
prices has been paid for labor and the
products Of the farm.
The threat Of tariff reduction implied in
the recent success Of free-trade Democracy
has produced a paralyzing effect upon onr
industries. And this shows what would
be the evil results if that threat is carried
into execution. We are again declining
toward the normal condition OF things
Sr~1or nxu.ruts. ~~1a WAnrA n~ ..aI.